On April 6, 2014 at approximately 1930 hours, members of the Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) were working enhanced gang enforcement throughout the city due to the recent violence.

Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1000 block of North “H” St. and made contact with Jhonni Hernandez, Ernesto Nieto and a male juvenile. Ernesto Nieto is a documented gang member and currently released on parole. He was being supervised via an electronic monitoring device.

During a search of the vehicle a loaded altered shotgun was located.

Hernandez was arrested for several firearm related charges and Nieto was arrested for violation of parole. The juvenile was released.